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Marking 60th Anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster
On 21st October 1966, 144 people were killed when the coal tips from Merthyr Vale Colliery slipped down a mountain side and buried Pantglas School and nearby houses.

On 21st October 1966, 144 people were killed when the coal tips from Merthyr Vale Colliery slipped down a mountain side and buried Pantglas School and nearby houses.